Rostron's effort to reach the Titanic before it sank and the rescue of the survivors labeled CaptainRostron a hero and was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal and later, after World War I, a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

ArthurRostron was born in Astley Bridge, Bolton, England to James and Nancy Rostron.

Rostron was made first officer of the Lusitania in 1907 but just a day before departing on the maiden voyage he found himself transferred to the Brescia, in the Mediterranean trade, as Captain.

His wife, Ethel Minnie Rostron died on July 7, 1943 at the age of 69 and is buried beside her husband in the graveyard of West End Church.

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Rostron got out of bed and, before even confirming that Cottam was absolutely sure that the Titanic was in distress, he immediately ordered the ship turned around, telling Cottam to let the Titanic know they were coming as fast as they could.

Rostron started giving out a series of orders and instructions which were meant to ready the whole ship to make the rescue as efficient as possible.

Rostron said later that the rescue of the Titanic's's's survivors was "the most drastic and memorable of my career." In 1915, he assumed command of the Cunard ship, the Mauritania, where he remained until 1926.

Rostron was later to say that at this time, coming into the harbor "we got some idea of the suspense and excitement in the world.....

Rostron was described as tall, trim, and balding, appeared to be in his mid-forties; he had a wide mouth and a disciplined yet gentle bearing.

Rostron said that the rescue of the TItanic's survivors - and adventure were "the most drastic and memorable of my career." In 1915, he was given the command of Cunard's Mauretania, a position he retained until 1926 and during which the "Maurey" established some of her speed records.

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The ocean liner is most famous for rescuing 703 people who survived in lifeboats after the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on the night of April 14, 1912.

The Carpathia was sailing from New York City when CaptainArthurHenryRostron (1869 -1943) received distress signals from the RMS Titanic.

He was later a guest of President Taft at the White House and was presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest honor the United States could confer upon him.

Rostron had even ordered the steam-heating which supplied the passengers' cabins to be shut-off, conserving yet more steam for the engines, which had never worked so fast in their lives, nor would they ever again.

CaptainRostron had never had to respond to an emergency call in all his years at sea, but he spared no effort or cost in preparing the ship well.

Rostron then ordered first aid stations to be set up in each of Carpathia's Dining Rooms, first, second and third, and stationed a doctor in each one.

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CaptainRostron was well aware that he would be entering the same ice field that Titanic had met her fate in.

Rostron ordered his first officer to have the boats uncovered and swung out, the gangway doors opened, the pilot ladders lowered, the side ladders and cargo nets dropped, canvas sling bags and coal ash bags were placed on blocks and tackles for hauling up the children, sick and injured.

Carpathia's heroic CaptainArthurRostron, wrote in his later memoirs that his participation in the rescue "...was the most drastic and memorable night of my career." Shortly after Carpathia's arrival with Titanic's passengers in New York, CaptainRostron was approached by a NY Times reporter.

Gerald Arthur James Balfour, the son of the 3rd Earl of Balfour, was born on December 23 1925.

Henry Douglas King PC CB CBE DSO MP After leaving Conway he joined the Drake Batallion of the Royal Naval Division and fought at Cape Helles in the Dardenelles campaign for which he was awarded the DSO.

CaptainRostron's award was proposed in the Senate on 28 May 1912 and was approved by a Joint Resolution of both Houses of Congress on 6 July.

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The ocean liner is most famous for rescuing 703 who survived in lifeboats after the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on night of April 14 1912.

The Carpathia was sailing from New York City CaptainArthurHenryRostron (1869 - 1943) received distress signals from the RMS Titanic.

For his rescue work CaptainRostron was a silver cup and gold medal by the presentation made by Molly Brown.

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On hearing the SOS call CaptainArthurRostron gave orders for the ship to proceed at her utmost speed to the scene of the disaster.

She raced fifty-eight miles through the night at high speed to the location of the stricken vessel and arrived in time to pick up 706 survivors from the lifeboats and debris that were all that remained of the Titanic.

CaptainRostron came to live in West End at the end of a long career and is buried in West End Burial Ground.

She had sailed from nearby Southampton on 10th April 1912, the maiden voyage of the second of a trio of superliners which the White Star Line was putting into service on the North Atlantic route.

ArthurRostron was accorded many honours, including, as his memorial notes, being created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) and well as America awarding him the Congressional Medal of Honour.

He went on to rise to the rank of Commodore of the entire Cunard Fleet, moved to Southampton when the company's ships were transferred there, and selected the village of West End as a suitable place of retirement.

Captain Lord of the Californian, which was called on for help, is sometimes accused of not responding quickly enough.

The 711 people who did survive the disaster in lifeboats, were picked up by the Cunard Steamship Lines, RMS Carpathia, commanded by CaptainArthurHenryRostron who was acclaimed for his immediate and decisive action in coming to the aid of the Titanic.

Of the relatively few dead bodies recovered, 150 were brought to the search-and-rescue operations center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the majority of them were buried in the Fairview Cemetery.

CaptainArthurRostron of the 13,600-ton Cunard (opponent of the White Star Line) steamer 'Carpathia' tried to contemplate the events that would unfold in the coming hours.

CaptainRostron saw the boat on the starboard end of the bridge thanks to the barking and ordered the engines stopped.

Henry Sleeper Harper, who was in Lifeboat #3, thought of how small the 'Carpathia' looked, with its single funnel spewing fl smoke into the morning sky, compared to the liner he had been aboard only a few hours before.

The heroic, indefatigable Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller, who emerged as the tragedy's hero, is nowhere to be seen, though he was everywhere that night and the last man plucked from the sea the next morning.

No credit is given to the stalwart Capt. ArthurHenryRostron of the Carpathia, who, by dashing through the ice to the site of the disaster, probably saved more lives than any other human agent.

And where is the deeply annoying Henry Sleeper Harper, who escaped with his wife, his manservant and his Pekingese while 52 children in steerage drowned?

Captain Lord of the SS Californian, which was called on for help, is sometimes accused of not responding quicklyenough.

The 711 people who did survive the disaster in lifeboats, were picked up by the Cunard Steamship Lines, RMSCarpathia, commanded by CaptainArthurHenryRostron who was acclaimed for his immediate and decisive action incoming to the aid of the Titanic.

Of the relatively few dead bodies recovered, 150 were taken to the search-and-rescueoperations center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where themajority of them were buried in the Fairview Cemetery.